IRANIAN FOODS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED The classic Middle Eastern staples of lamb, wheat bread, eggplant, and yogurt are also the staples of Iran. But Iranian cuisine sets itself apart by the cultivation and use of rice for almost every meal. “A loaf of bread, a jug of wine” may ...
Glossary of Foods and Food Terms in Iran
IRANIAN FOOD GLOSSARY AND FOOD TERMS Aarak: a strong colorless liquor (possibly Chinese in origin) made from fermented rice and molasses, taken as an aperitif and sometimes diluted with water. Because it is not made from grape fermentation, for some Muslims it somehow circumvents the prohibition against alcohol, more specifically ...
Irish Meals and Customs
MEALS AND CUSTOMS IN IRELAND From a many centuries’ tradition of “having to endure,” the Irish have found some consolation in their “pint o’ stout,” their pot of potatoes, and probably even in the whimsical names lovingly given to the humblest of their dishes. Three meals a day is a ...
Irish Food and Culture
FOOD AND CULTURE IN IRELAND The Irish are one with their land. Warm, sprightly, and whimsical on the outside, the Irish character occasionally surfaces to reveal mercurial ups and downs of temperament firmly rooted in steadfast stubbornness. The land is the same. A moderately moist climate gently washes over the ...
Irish Domestic Life and Special Occasions
DOMESTIC LIFE AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN IRELAND DOMESTIC LIFE The emigrant Irish may dream of potato fields, turf-roofed cottages, and a hearth with bubbling stew, and they could return to Ireland today and see much unchanged. Modern Irish cities, however, are as noisy and crowded as most around the world, ...
Irish Food
FOOD FROM IRELAND Conservative Irish cookery in the home has not moved far from the traditional staples known and enjoyed for centuries. The earliest staples were oatmeal, dairy products, and leeks. Oatmeal is still used; dairy products are still favored, although tea and stout are more popular as beverages; leeks ...
Italian Domestic Life and Regional Specialties
DOMESTIC LIFE AND REGIONAL SPECIALTIES IN ITALY DOMESTIC LIFE Most of Italian daily life from ancient times to today is spent in the streets and squares of cities, towns, and villages. Home is the place to eat dinner hut the streets and squares truly represent Italian life. The squares provide ...
Italian Foods Commonly Used
FOODS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED IN ITALY The consideration of foods, facilities, and food customs of ancient times is not for historic interest alone: many parts of Italy and many Italian families still live in much the same way. In ancient times, the majority ate mostly wholewheat in many forms ...
Italian Food Glossary and Food Terms
ITALIAN GLOSSARY OF FOODS AND FOOD TERMS Abbacchio: suckling lamb. Alla Cacciatora: prepared according to the “hunter’s style,” which means slowly simmered in a sauce of vinegar and water liberal with garlic, minced anchovies, rosemary, and sage. Alla Fiorentina: prepared according to the Florentine style, which often (but not always) ...
Italian Meals and Customs
ITALIAN MEALS AND CUSTOMS The influence of Roman gastronomy on the foods and customs of countless peoples is unquestionable. It was a sophisticated influence that included meat inspectors, bakeries, private caterers, and even slave cooks. Early meal patterns comprised two or sometimes three meals a day. Jentaculum or ietaculum was ...